Antiqued Brass Viking Belt Chape – Lord of Battles
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- Overall Length
- 1 3/4''
- Weight
- 0.4 oz
- Brand
- Lord Of Battles
- Culture
- Viking
Overview
Antiqued Brass Viking Belt Chape - Lord of Battles
A Viking design belt chape, this would also suit the belt of a Saxon or Celt.
Directions for Use and Tips: Brass fittings with pegs are intended to be riveted onto leather. For this we recommend using a brass washer and a ball peen hammer. When the leather and washer are in place the peg is lightly hammered until it mushrooms over the rivet to secure it into place.
Brass is softer than steel and care must be taken not to strike the pegs too hard - striking them with too great a force risks bending or breaking them. The rounded part of a ball peen hammer is useful for shaping the flattened mushroom head to get an optimal fit. Please Note that the brass pin must not extend too far past the leather and washer before hammering as only a small portion of the pin is needed to flatten and fit it to the leather. If the pins are too long you will risk bending or breaking them without getting a tight fit. If they are too long they can be cut down to a proper size before hammering.
Brass washers that can be used for this purpose are available separately in a thumbnail link on this page.
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- Brand
- Lord Of Battles
- Culture
- Viking
- Overall Length
- 1 3/4''
- Weight
- 0.4 oz
- Country of Origin
- India
- Material
- Brass
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The Maker
Lord Of Battles
Lord Of Battles offers an ever expanding line of armor and re-enactment gear with an eye towards quality and authenticity. Based in India, these guys have been supplying the European HEMA and re-enactment communities for years through various resellers, but are now taking control of their own brand. Our direct partnership with the factory allows us to offer their products at deep discounts, by cutting out an entire level of markup.
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The two prongs shown on the back, presumably to peen over a washer to affix to the leather belt have a tendency to break, something I also found out when trying to affix these and other Lord of Battles belt fittings of similar construction to a strap of hand cut, dyed, and worked leather for Military through the Ages reenactment event at Colonial Jamestown. So I would avoid these to be honest. I had to epoxy it onto the leather, which isn’t period or good for the leather. A little disappointed.